"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalThe business world has been witnessing volatile changes during the recent years. Organizations are besieged with demands, like never before.
This scenario throws up multifarious and
complex challenges for leaders who not only need to focus on the present but also
possess foresight to envision far into the future. While it is incumbent for
leaders to be more prudent and resilient to take care of their own growth, ardently
engaging those whom they lead is also of equal significance. In this backdrop
leaders need to inhale, exude and infuse intrinsic passion in themselves and
others.
What it Takes to be a Leader with Passion offers lucid and time-tested help to leaders,
goading them to practice core values, upbeat attitudes and demonstrable competencies,
while aligning themselves and their teams to deliver organizational objectives.
The author has coherently weaved 33 pearls
of passion, which can adorn the growth library of leaders, irrespective of
where they are positioned in the organizational hierarchy.
This offering provides leaders with
incisive anecdotes and elegant models that are drawn from the huge reservoir of
experiences gainfully acquired while partnering with multitude of corporate
entities. These real-time stories and classics, enthuse the readers to relate,
reflect and transform their ways of being.
What it Takes to be a Leader with Passion is just the kind of book that leaders would
love to grab, read, internalize and apply for enduring success and happiness,
at work.
Udayakumar Gopalakrishnan
Udayakumar Gopalakrishnan is sought after Executive - Leadership Coach, OD Consultant, Facilitator and Key Note Speaker, based in Chennai, India. His works have spanned across India, USA, Canada, Singapore, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
Uday is a graduate from Loyola College and PG in HR, from XLRI and invested 11 years in senior HR roles at Murugappa and Rane groups. CORE MIND [his life calling] was launched in 1993. He has passionately partnered around 600 corporate clients and transformed more than 30,000 corporate professionals.
He has attended more than 25 workshops, focused on Leadership, OD, Mentoring and Coaching, with Tavistock Institute of HR [UK], NTL Institute, Franklin Covey, Center for Creative Leadership, Perrone Ambrose Associates, Giant Impact and University of Michigan, at USA. He completed OD Certification track with NTL and co-facilitated workshops at USA, after becoming their institution member, in 2005.
Conferred with reputed credentials like Master Certified Coach [MCC], by International Coach Federation [ICF, USA], Master Practitioner [EMCC, Belgium], Certified Professional Coach [International Coach Academy Australia], Accredited Debriefer and Coach [Harrison Assessments International] and EQ Fellow and Assessor by Six Seconds [USA].
Two other seminal books that he authored: ‘Pause with Questions and Scout for Answers’ and ‘Stay on the Road to Mastery’ have received rave reviews.
He is an avid follower of cricket, tennis, loves listening to melody songs and reading.
He can be reached: coremind.uday@gmail.com
